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Russ Hardyman
Hi all,
Looking for a little help. Trying to modify NTFS permissions on a Windows Server 2016 file server whereby I need to lock down certain permissions to not allow users to delete documents or folders. I've found that removing the Delete option under advanced security permissions doesn't work as it then doesn't allow users to modify documents in the share. This I understand is because when for example a document is renamed, the original document is deleted and a new version is created thus allowing it to be modified. Without the ability to delete documents this basically means files are essentially read only.
So my first question is am I correct in the above with regards to modifying documents and that being the reason why the Delete option needs to be enabled (Users DO need to modify and create docs/folders etc..), and my second question is, is it possible to restrict users to remove the ability to delete folders or documents whilst retaining modify permissions? I don't know if 'Delete subfolders and files' will allow this but i'd rather check first before trying to make another change which doesn't work.
Many thanks in advance
Russ
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Looking for a little help. Trying to modify NTFS permissions on a Windows Server 2016 file server whereby I need to lock down certain permissions to not allow users to delete documents or folders. I've found that removing the Delete option under advanced security permissions doesn't work as it then doesn't allow users to modify documents in the share. This I understand is because when for example a document is renamed, the original document is deleted and a new version is created thus allowing it to be modified. Without the ability to delete documents this basically means files are essentially read only.
So my first question is am I correct in the above with regards to modifying documents and that being the reason why the Delete option needs to be enabled (Users DO need to modify and create docs/folders etc..), and my second question is, is it possible to restrict users to remove the ability to delete folders or documents whilst retaining modify permissions? I don't know if 'Delete subfolders and files' will allow this but i'd rather check first before trying to make another change which doesn't work.
Many thanks in advance
Russ
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